All delete synonyms

verb delete

• wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
• annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
• edit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
• omit — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
• cut out — If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
• efface — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
• trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
• obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
• decontaminate — To decontaminate something means to remove all germs or dangerous substances from it.
• rub — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
• drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
• snip — to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
• squelch — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
• sterilize — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• sanitize — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
• clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
• cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
• bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
• blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
• sanitise — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
• sterilise — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
• rub out — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
• rule out — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
• blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
• clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
• pass up — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
• remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
• score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
• scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
• scrap — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
• scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.